Postal Issues — Rate Case Pushes Forward

“My thought is that since this legislation could give the USPS some financial relief going forward, it may consider granting a longer period of time between the Board of Governors’ approval of the PRC recommendations and the date the rates are implemented,” pondered Joe Schick, director of postal affairs for Quad/Graphics, on the Sussex, WI-based company’s Website. “Mailers have been asking for at least 60 days and as much as 90 days to make software and process changes, but…it could be as little as 30 to 45 days.”